Pharmacy

Admission for a course at Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences is dependent upon the merit list generated based on the scores of the course-specific entrance exam. For the BPharm/DPharm candidates must also meet a cutoff of the 30th percentile for General candidates and 20th percentile for SC/ST/OBC/Divyang candidates in Govt. institutions. For Private institutions, General candidates must meet the 20th or 18th Percentile, SC/ST/OBC candidates must meet the 18th or 15th Percentile and Divyang candidates must meet the 15th Percentile in the management quota and the remaining 50% seats, respectively.

To enroll in the BPharma programme of Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, a candidate must follow the steps below:

Step 1: Log in to the college portal.

Step 2: Click on the Entrance Exams Tab.

Step 3: Select 'Pharmacy' as your course preference from the list.

Step 4: Click on Application Form.

Step 5: Fill required details and upload documents.

Only candidates who receive a seat in a college that offers MBBS under SSUHS Assam will receive admission.

The skills that students gain from a Pharmacognosy course are:

• Crude drug identification and evaluation techniques

• Phytochemical screening and analysis

• Use of microscopy and chromatographic methods

• Extraction and isolation of natural products

• Standardization and quality assurance practices

• Research and analytical problem-solving skills

• Knowledge of regulatory and safety aspects of herbal drugs

The key objectives of studying Pharmacognosy are:

• Study of drugs from natural sources (plants, animals, minerals)

• Identification, classification, and authentication of crude drugs

• Extraction, isolation, and purification of bioactive compounds

• Standardization and quality control of herbal medicines

• Understanding traditional medicine systems scientifically

• Contribution to drug discovery and development